Improving Academic Success For Economically Disadvantaged Students [Publication Details]

Jan 6, 2009 - California’s economically disadvantaged (ED) students are failing to meet federal and state academic standards and generally perform below their non-economically disadvantaged peers. This trend appears in all grade levels, with nearly two-thirds of second grade ED students and nearly three-fourths of eighth grade ED students performing at low levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1905

A Review of Funding Alternatives for The Commission on Teacher Credentialing [Publication Details]

Dec 1, 1985 - These fees have generated adequate revenues to finance the commission in the past, but in recent years they have failed to keep pace with the commission's funding needs. Recognizing this problem, the Legislature (in the Supplemental Report of the 1984 Budget Act) directed the Legislative Analyst to examine alternatives to the present system for funding the commission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/440

Reforming California’s Instructional Material Adoption Process [Publication Details]

May 24, 2007 - The Supplemental Report of the 2006 Budget Act directed our office to examine instructional material costs and assess California’s process for adopting kindergarten through eighth grade (K-8) instructional materials. This report details our findings. Most importantly, we identify several shortcomings with California’s K-8 adoption process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1662

The 2016-17 Budget: Local Government Mandates--Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology [Publication Details]

Mar 17, 2016 - Through a complex, often convoluted, process that has engendered much discussion and disagreement over the years, the state must reimburse local governments for their activities to implement certain state mandates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3395

Instructional, Library, and Science Materials [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2002 - We recommend that the Legislature (1) redirect $625 million requested for the "Instructional Materials Realignment Initiative" to our recommended Academic Improvement Block Grant and (2) deny requested advance appropriations totaling $1.95 billion for fiscal years 2003-04 through 2006-07.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/845

Revenue Limits and Discretionary Funds [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2003 - We recommend that the Legislature (1) not fund revenue limit equalization as proposed by the Governor ($250 million), and (2) delay revenue limit equalization until a year when Proposition 98 can fund growth, cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), and pay off any remaining deferrals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/972

Addressing CalSTRS' Long-Term Funding Needs - Addressing CalSTRS' Long-Term Funding Needs [Video]

Addressing CalSTRS' Long-Term Funding Needs - Addressing CalSTRS' Long-Term Funding Needs [Video] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Addressing CalSTRS ' Long-Term Funding Needs March 20, 2013 Last year, the Legislature asked CalSTRS to submit a report detailing at least three options for addressing the
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=76&videoId=118

Class Size Reduction [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 1997 - The Legislature and the Governor created the Class Size Reduction (CSR) program as part of the 1996-97 Budget Act. The 1997-98 Governor's Budget proposes expansion of the CSR program to four grades in the budget year. We identify our major findings and recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/91

Professional Development For K-12 Teachers [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2001 - The Governor proposes a greatly expanded effort over the next three years to train nearly all the state's K-12 teachers. We recommend an approach that better accounts for existing programs and provides a more realistic implementation time frame, while saving $235 million in 2001-02
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/789

Proposition 98 Priorities [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - Although K-14 obligations have increased in 2007-08, they have dropped by slightly more than $600 million in 2006-07. We recommend the Legislature reduce current-year spending by a like amount. This would generate major one-time and ongoing savings while still providing enough funding to support a K-14 baseline budget in 2007-08.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1614